Cigar and tobacco flavoring and moistening substance



J. C. BENDER CIGAR AND TOBACCO FLAVORING AND MOISTENING SUBSTANCE Filed May 28, 1926 ca W 'ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE.

JOSEPH C. IBENIDER, UNION CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE RUMIDOR CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. I

CIGAR AND TOBACCO FLAVORING .AIN'D MOISTENING SUESTANCE.

Application filed May 28,

It has been common heretofore in the tobacco art to spray tobacco in the course of manufacture into various products with rum, a solution of rum or the like to give it a flavor, and furthermore various devices have been-employed for introducing into cigar boxes and other containers for, tobacco and tobacco products various forms of humidifiers for keeping the tobacco and products moist.

The objects of the present invention are to secure an improved substance which can be placed in a container for cigars or other tobacco products and not only serve to moisten them but also serve to impart to to them the flavor of rum; to provide such a substance in the form of a solid containing rum and from which rum will evaporate under atmospheric conditions; to secure such a composition composed largely of liquid rum to which has been added a small proportion of solidifying agent, under heat, so as to form a substance which will become solid at room temperature; to thus provide a substance which when placed in a tobacco humidor or the like will both moisten the tobacco and flavor it with rum, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out by the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure l is a side view of a device containing my improved substance before it has been used;

Figure 2 is an end view ofthe same;

Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section of the same;

Figure 4 is a central longitudinal section of the device with its ends opened fdr use and the contents shriveled to a residue by evaporation through use of the device, and Figure 5 is an end View of theysame.

In said drawings, I have illustrated my improved substance and the use thereof by showing it contained in an open-ended tube 1, preferably of glass, which is filled with the substance 2 by introducing the same into the tube preferably in a fluid or flowing 1926. Serial No. 112,229.

condition and allowing it harden therein.

by evaporation of the contents 2, said clos,

ures 3, 3 are each covered by a capes viscose cap 6, as it is known on the market, said cap 6 being formed of a substance such as cellulose hydrate which, when the cap is placed loosely over theend of the tube 1 and its closure 3, contracts upon exposure to the atmosphere until it very tightly andimpervlously covers the same, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. Anypther suitable seal could be used, however, and any suitable case other than a tube couldlbe em- P y The device as thus described is sold on the market and when the purchaser is ready to place it in a cigar box, 'for example, he breaks the capes viscose cap 6 away from the perforated end 4 of the closure so as to open said perforations, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. Thereupon the substance 2 evaporates and its flavor and moisture is 80.

imparted to the cigars. The'contents of one of myimpr'oved devices will last for a long time, the substance 2 finally assuming a small shriveled form, something as shown at 7 in Figure 4, when it has lost its flavor and s5 moisture and a new container full of my improved substance must b inserted in place of the exhausted vone.

Obviously, more or less of the perfora tions in the end 4 of the closure can be opened by breaking away the cap 6, as desired, so as to permit afaster or slower. evaporation of the substance 2 and thus vary the strength of the flavor.

The substance 2 which is the particular subject matter of the present application, the container which has been described in connection with its use being claimed in. a separate application, is made from rum and the rum which I employ is necessarily 1 denatured rum by the present United States law, but otherwise it need not be denatured. It is treated in any suitable manner so as to cause it to become solidified or at least jelly-like or of the consistency of soap, so that it is not a liquid and liable to be spilled. A suitable method of solidifying the rum is by heating it, adding approximately five per cent (5%) by weight of a solidif ing agent such as a neutral solution of sodium stearate, agitating andcooling. Another way to solidify the rum would be to add stcaric acid and then a solution of caustic soda until neutral or not appreciably either acid or alkali. In any event, the resulting substance is a solid at room temperature, and is about ninety-five per cent (95%) rum, so that under atmospheric conditions rum will evaporate from it about the same as liquid rum would evaporate. This provides sufl'icient moisture for tobacco or cigars and at the same time gives them a flavor of rum. 1

Obviously various other distilled or vinous liquors having suitable flavor and aroma can be employed instead of rum, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A substance for placing in tobacco humidors and the like to moisten the tobacco and flavor it with rum, consisting of a solid composition containing rum and from which rum will evaporate under atmospheric conditions.

2. A substance for placing in tobacco humidors and the like to moisten the tobacco and flavor it with rum, consisting of rum converted to a solid condition by the addition of a solidifying agent and. the ap plication of heat and in which condition the rum will evaporate into the atmosphere of a room.

3. A substance for placing in tobacco humidors and the like to moisten the tobacco and flavor it with rum, consisting of a mixture of substantially 95% rum and the rest a solution of sodium stearate which mixture at room temperature and atmospheric conditions is a solid from which rum will evaporate.

JOSEPH C. BENDER. 

